New store rising
Construction continues steadily on the Bi-Mart construction project, which is on schedule, according to Don Leber, marketing director.…
Safety Log for Feb. 12, 2014
Feb. 10 7:48 a.m. – Caller reported that a red mountain bike had been at the back of…
Veteran school employees retire
Staff The District 55 School Board Monday accepted the resignation of Elena Barton, student services director and principal…
Diary’ has no place in class curriculum
Editor: As grandparents of a Junior High eighth-grader and many more up-and-coming grandchildren, we are appalled that “The…
Adults responsible to set standards
Editor: I am grateful that we, as a community, are discussing the appropriateness of “The Absolutely True Diary…
Teachers: Focus on ‘worthwhile’ topics
Editor: Concerning the “Book Brouhaha” last week: Other people have complained on moral grounds, views which are valid;…
Book’s language not classroom fare
Editor: With all the talk that seems to be going on around in this community about the book…
Retha Mae John
July 15, 1926 – Feb. 9, 2014 Retha Mae John, age 87, of Sweet Home, left us Sunday,…
Chris Walnum
Aug. 22, 1951 – Feb. 3, 2014 Chris Walnum, 62, of Sweet Home, died Feb. 3, 2014. He…
Around Town for Feb. 12, 2014
Gardening class at LBCC SH branch “Effortless Gardening” workshop teaching easy gardening methods will be at the Steelhead…
High school sign goes digital
The days of Sweet Home High School Leadership students standing in driving rain, sticking letters onto the old…
Cops seek passer of counterfeit money
Sweet Home Police are investigating two counterfeit $20 bills received by the Shell station, 1306 Main St. at…
Chamber seeks awards nominees
The Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet will be held March 8 at the Jim Riggs Community…
Police seek suspects in SH tire slashings
Vandals slashed tires on at least 17 vehicles Tuesday night and Wednesday morning between 1st and 6th avenues…
Committee recommends superintendent keep book in school
Based on a recommendation from Supt. Don Schrader’s Instructional Materials Review Committee, he has decided to allow the…
Gorilla suit prompts police visit
A caller reported a man in a gorilla suit chasing a vehicle as it went by in the…
Book Review Committee to hold first meeting Wednesday
School District 55’s Reconsideration Committee will meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, to begin deciding the fate…
Wrestlers overcome tough Elmira squad, Stayton in league duals
Sweet Home downed Elmira and Stayton in district dual wrestling matches Thursday, Jan. 30, but it wasn’t a…
Swimmers post personal bests as they power past Sisters, Stayton
Thanks to some big individual performances and despite some late-season mental errors that cost big points, Sweet Home’s…
Girls lose to Elmira, Cottage Grove
Elmira 59, Sweet Home 35 Cottage Grove 60, Sweet Home 34 The Huskies lost 59-35 at Elmira Saturday…
Alumni update: Keys wins UW heptathlon to kick off senior track season
Sweet Home High School alumni are competing in a variety of sports this winter. Here are some updates:…
Book debate highlights difficulties of democracy
The outcry over local junior high students reading the book “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian”…
Christine Smith
Feb. 11, 1984 – Jan. 27, 2014 Christine Marie Tiffany Smith, 29, of Sweet Home died Jan. 27,…
Swimmers show some splash at pre-district warm-up
Sweet Home’s swimmers got a taste of what’s to come Saturday at the Pre-District meet in the South…
Wrestlers put up tough performance at Resers tournament
It wasn’t the team championship that Sweet Home has enjoyed in the recent past, but Coach Steve Thorpe…